SMS Hospice Care LLC

Hospice in Houston, TX, Medicare certification number A91763.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: A91763The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospice
Participating since: Apr 17, 2025
Last certification: Mar 28, 2025
Address: 8300 FM 1960 West, Suite 438
Houston, TX 77070
(832) 776-9375

NPI records for this facility (CCN to NPI Mapping) 1

SMS Hospice Care LLC
- Community Based Hospice Care Agency
- Houston, TX
- NPI 1598516668
Medicare enrollment

Family survey (CAHPS Hospice) 0

Medicare Care Compare

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (8)

Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 — 11
Family caregiver survey rating — 15
The hospice team always communicated well — 11
The hospice team always provided timely help — 11
The hospice team always treated the patient with respect — 11
The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support — 11
The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms — 11
YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice — 11

Affiliated providers 3

Medicare Care Compare

Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

Raees Ahmed, M.D.
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
- Beaumont, TX
- NPI 1326449018
Ali Akbar Bhuriwala, M.D.
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Huntsville, TX
- NPI 1386714871
Imran Sattar Nathani, MD
- Internal Medicine Physician
- Tomball, TX
- NPI 1164495339

Quality measures 0

Medicare Care Compare

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (20)

Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) — 2
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) — 2
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) — 2
CHC/GIP provided (% days) — 2
Early live discharges (% live discharges) — 2
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) — 2
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure — 2
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening — 2
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment — 2
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment — 2
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening — 2
Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences — 2
Hospice Care Index Overall Score — 2
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life — 2
Late live discharges (% live discharges) — 2
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) — 2
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen — 2
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) — 2
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) — 2
Visits near death (% decedents) — 2

Sources for this page

Provider of Services: the certification, provider type, beds and status.
Medicare Care Compare: the star rating and every measure on this page, with the state and national rates CMS publishes beside them, and the clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation.
NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.

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